Commencement 2013

10:00 a.m. EDT, Saturday, May 18

CIM's 2013 Commencement exercises will be held in Kulas Hall on Saturday, May 18 at 10 a.m. More than 130 students will receive their bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, along with Artist Diplomas and Professional certificates.

The ceremony will feature El Sistema founder Dr. José Antonio Abreu, as CIM presents him with an honorary doctorate. Founded in 1975 in a parking garage in Caracas, Venezula, with just 11 children, Dr. Abreu’s program has been so successful at using music as a common language that it has been adapted in countries around the globe—including the United States. In Cleveland, CIM alumna and Cleveland Orchestra violinist Isabel Trautwein launched an El Sistema program at The Rainey Institute in 2011.

Upcoming Events

Students from CIM and the CWRU early music program present a wide range of repertoire in this series of early evening performances. To make your evening even more musical, attend the 8pm CIM Orchestra Concert at Severance.

Presented in collaboration with the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Case Western Reserve University Music Department.